Moviegoers nationwide are being terrorized by “The Conjuring,” this summer’s latest horror blockbuster. Based on the accounts of two real-life families, “The Conjuring” recounts the tale of the Perrons as they move into their new Rhode Island farmhouse plagued with paranormal activity, and the Warrens, a pair of demonologists who move in to help the […]
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Love or Hate: Does Alfonso Cuarón’s distinctive style fall flat?
Last week, a trailer for director Alfonso Cuarón’s new feature “Gravity” was released online, causing a stir among movie fanatics and casual moviegoers alike. The film, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, Cuarón’s first feature since 2006’s “Children of Men,” depicts the terrifying experience of two astronauts on a spacewalk disrupted by flying debris that […]
Movie Review: ‘Blue Jasmine’
Woody Allen’s recent output has been a mixed bag to say the least, so much so that any mildly diverting effort – à la 2011’s “Midnight in Paris”– is enough for most to declare the comeback season in full swing.
Movie Review: ‘The Act of Killing’
Marlon Brando and Al Pacino were major influences on the 1965 Indonesian mass killings of communists.
At least that’s what Anwar Congo would have you believe.
Movie review: ‘Arcadia’
An old light blue station wagon, a series of motels and an eccentric and volatile father serve as the backdrop for “Arcadia,” a film that traces a family’s journey from New England to their new home in Arcadia, Calif.
Movie Review: ‘Girl Most Likely’
Imogene Duncan has it all. An attractive boyfriend. Glamorous friends. Invites to swanky parties. Her life on the New York Upper East Side could be straight out of an episode of “Gossip Girl.”
Movie Review: ‘The Conjuring’
Before the Ghostbusters, there was Ed and Lorraine Warren, a real-life pair of paranormal investigators whose repertoire of cases included exorcisms, werewolves and a slew of demonic activity, most famously the Amityville Horror case. “The Conjuring,” directed by horror veteran James Wan, opens up the Warren case files once again to bring to screen what’s […]